# Best Brunch in New York City (October 2026)

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1. **Balthazar** — SoHo, NoHo and Greenwich Village (10012) — Oligrail brunch score **10.0** — SoHo's iconic weekend French brasserie brunch praised by the NYT and Eater NY (Jul 2026).
1. **Russ & Daughters Cafe** — Lower East Side and Chinatown (10002) — Oligrail brunch score **10.0** — Lower East Side smoked salmon platters, latkes and babka French toast (Aug 2026).
1. **Thai Diner** — SoHo, NoHo and Greenwich Village (10012) — Oligrail brunch score **10.0** — NoLita Thai disco fries, roti egg sandwich & pandan French toast ranked \#1 brunch by Eater NY (Aug 2026).
4. **Barney Greengrass** — Upper West Side (10024) — Oligrail brunch score **9.5** — Upper West Side nova, sturgeon & eggs scramble institution since 1908 (Aug 2026).
4. **Buvette** — West Village and Meatpacking (10014) — Oligrail brunch score **9.5** — West Village steamed eggs, croque madame and Belgian waffles on Grove Street (Jul 2026).
4. **Chez Ma Tante** — Greenpoint (11222) — Oligrail brunch score **9.5** — Named on The Infatuation's and Eater NY's best brunch & pancakes in Brooklyn (Aug 2026).
4. **Golden Diner** — Lower East Side and Chinatown (10002) — Oligrail brunch score **9.5** — Chinatown/Two Bridges honey butter pancakes and Chinatown egg & cheese sando on the NYT Top 100 (Aug 2026).
4. **Sailor** — Fort Greene, Boerum Hill and Park Slope North (11217) — Oligrail brunch score **9.5** — Fort Greene Brooklyn weekend bistro brunch by April Bloomfield (Aug 2026).
9. **Casa Enrique** — Long Island City (11101) — Oligrail brunch score **9.0** — Featured on Eater NY's Long Island City weekend brunch guide (Jul 2026).
9. **Pastis** — West Village and Meatpacking (10014) — Oligrail brunch score **9.0** — Featured on The Infatuation's and Eater NY's West Village & Meatpacking brunch guides (Jul 2026).
9. **Sadelle's** — SoHo, NoHo and Greenwich Village (10012) — Oligrail brunch score **9.0** — Named on Time Out New York's and Eater NY's best SoHo brunch lists (Jul 2026).
12. **Chocobar Cortés** — Mott Haven (10454) — Oligrail brunch score **8.0** — Mott Haven Bronx Puerto Rican mallorca French toast & chocolate brunch (Jul 2026).
12. **Five Leaves** — Greenpoint (11222) — Oligrail brunch score **8.0** — Greenpoint Brooklyn ricotta pancakes and brunch institution (Jul 2026).
12. **Frenchette** — Tribeca and Little Italy (10013) — Oligrail brunch score **8.0** — Named on New York Magazine's and The Infatuation's Tribeca and Little Italy brunch dining guides (Jul 2026).
12. **Olmsted** — Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill (11238) — Oligrail brunch score **8.0** — Prospect Heights Brooklyn garden brunch praised by Eater NY (Jul 2026).

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